Medicinal carrying tube



R. w MENDELSON Jan. 3, 131539.

MEDIC INAL CARRYING TUBE Filed July 23, 1938 III Patented Jan. 3, 1939UNITED starts PATENT OFFIQE 2 Claims.

The present invention is related to means for conveniently carrying, ina single structure, separated drugs and solvents to form an inherentlystable solution when united, and to facilitate the union of the drugsand the solvent immediately prior to the use of the solution by surgeonsor physicians.

It is an object of the invention to provide a structure to carry pills,powders, or the like in sealed relation to the atmosphere, and at thesame time to carry a solvent sealed against contamination, whileproviding means of eminent simplicity to facilitate the union of thepowders and the solvent under sealed conditions immediately prior to theuse of the solution by physicians.

It is a further object of the invention to provide means adapted for usewith phials, test tubes, or the like, for carrying a medicament insealed relation to the atmosphere and contaminating in fluences, and todispense the medicament into a solvent under sealed conditions.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a drug or solventcarrier to facilitate the union of the drug and solvent under sealedconditions when desired, and to facilitate the use of a hypodermicsyringe to remove the solution under sealed conditions.

The above, other, and further objects of the invention will be apparentfrom the following description and accompanying drawing.

Figure .1 shows in elevation a medicinal carrier in its normalcondition.

Figure 2 shows in elevation the carrier of Figure 1 with parts turned inalined relation.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of an element of the carrier of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective View of an element of the carrier of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view of parts of the carrier of Figure1, with parts broken.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of a part of thecarrier of Figure 1.

In Figure 1 there is illustrated a medicinal carrier comprising a tube90 to carry a solvent, a slotted plug I I provided with a slot l2, and astopper 13 provided with an upper slot is terminating at its lower endin a partition l5, and with a lower slot H6 in alined relation to theupper slot. The partition is provided with an aperture H, and adiaphragm I8 is positioned on the partition to provide a closure for theaperture. The material of the diaphragm is such that it may be readilypierced by the needle of a hypodermic syringe, but effectively closesthe aperture I! when the needle is removed.

The stopper I3 is suitably shaped, and is formed of a material such thatit snugly engages the inner face of the wall of the tube whilepermitting rotation of the stopper from the position shown in Figure 1to that shown in Figure 2.

The carrier is shown in its normal assembled relation in Figure 1, sothat powders, pills, or the a like are carried in the lower slot [6,with the partition i5 and the plug ll defining a chamber I9 therewithsealed against outside influences.

When the stopper i3 is turned to the position shown in Figure 2, it willbe obvious that the pills, powders, or the like, carried in the chamberl9 will now fall into the solvent to provide a solution. When the pills,or the like, have been dissolved in the solvent, the needle 20 of ahypodermic syringe 2| may be inserted through the pierceable diaphragmE8 to withdraw the solution.

The walls 22, which define the slot l4, provide guide means for the bodyof the syringe, and the partition ll provides a stop, so that thesyringe may be readily and surely applied to the carrier even when thephysician has to contend with such unfavorable conditions as poor light,bad weather, and awkward working posture in his practice.

When a part of the solution has been withdrawn from the tube ill, thestopper I3 may be again turned to the position shown in Figure 1 to sealthe contents of the tube.

A modified form of stopper 23 is shown in Figure 6. This stopper isprovided with a recess 24 adapted to cooperate with the plug II inproviding a chamber for pills, powders, or the like, in the mannerdescribed in connection with the stopper H3. The stopper 23 is adaptedfor conditions in which it is turned to the position shown in Figure 2,and is then removed to permit the solution to be poured as in thedressing of wounds, etc. When a part of the solution has been poured,the stopper may be reinserted in the tube to seal the contents of thetube in the manner described in connection with the stopper l3.

The slot. i2 provides an opening adapted to facilitate the pouring ofthe solution under con-- trolled conditions when the stopper 23 isremoved, and prevents accidental rapid spilling of the contents.

I am aware that many changes may be made and numerous details ofconstruction may be varied through a wide range without departing fromthe principles of this invention, and I, therefore, do not purposelimiting the patent granted hereon otherwise than necessitated by theprior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. In combination, a medicinal carrying means comprising a phial, a plugentered in said phial and near the upper end thereof, said plug beingprovided with means defining a side slot, and a stopper entered in saidphial to engage said plug, said stopper being provided with a side slothaving a partition interposed therein and between the ends thereof, saidpartition having an aperture therein normally closed by a resilientdiaphragm.

2. In a medicinal carrying means which includes a phial to receive asolvent for a medicament, means to provide a closure for said phial andto cooperate therewith to provide a chamber for a medicament, said meanscomprising a plug provided with a side slot, and a stopper provided witha side slot having a partition interposed therein and between the endsthereof, said partition having an aperture therein normally closed RALPHW. MENDEISON.

